Research Article
Site Selection of Isolation Hospital for Coronavirus Patients in Nile Delta, Egypt, Using GIS Technology
Table 7
Pairwise comparison matrix for isolation hospitals.
| Criteria | Population density | Urban shops (buffer: 20 km) | Road network | Infrastructure | Industrial zones | Current hospital sites | Railways | Landfill sites | Total |
| Population density | 0.297 | 0.297 | 0.264 | 0.304 | 0.297 | 0.280 | 0.297 | 0.283 | 2.119 | Urban shops (buffer: 20 km) | 0.148 | 0.148 | 0.132 | 0.152 | 0.148 | 0.140 | 0.148 | 0.141 | 1.157 | Road network | 0.148 | 0.148 | 0.132 | 0.152 | 0.148 | 0.140 | 0.148 | 0.141 | 1.157 | Infrastructure | 0.098 | 0.098 | 0.198 | 0.101 | 0.098 | 0.093 | 0.098 | 0.141 | 0.925 | Industrial zones | 0.074 | 0.074 | 0.066 | 0.050 | 0.074 | 0.124 | 0.074 | 0.070 | 0.606 | Current hospital sites | 0.098 | 0.098 | 0.087 | 0.101 | 0.098 | 0.093 | 0.098 | 0.093 | 0.766 | Railways | 0.074 | 0.074 | 0.066 | 0.076 | 0.074 | 0.070 | 0.074 | 0.070 | 0.578 | Landfill sites | 0.059 | 0.059 | 0.052 | 0.060 | 0.059 | 0.056 | 0.059 | 0.056 | 0.460 |
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